Downloaded attachments flow

Abstract

A system and method for organizing and accessing attachments to messages from a plurality of different message accounts in a single location. A plurality of attachments to messages from a plurality of different message accounts are downloaded by a mobile device, and a plurality of links for the plurality of attachments are displayed in a single location by the mobile device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for organizing and accessing attachments to messages, the method comprising:
 downloading, by a mobile device, a plurality of attachments to messages from a plurality of different message accounts;   displaying, by the mobile device, a plurality of links for the plurality of attachments by a single application in a single location.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the messages from the plurality of different message accounts comprise emails from a plurality of different email accounts. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the messages from the plurality of different message accounts further comprise at least one of a short message service (SMS) message, an instant message and a social networking message. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of links are organized by at least one of download dates of the downloaded attachments, names of the downloaded attachments, types of the downloaded attachments, sizes of the downloaded attachments, and modified dates of the downloaded attachments. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the links are displayed in the single location in one of a list view, an icon view and a tile view. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 5 , further comprising selecting, by a user of the mobile device, one of the list view and the icon view. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of virtual locations and physical locations of the plurality of downloaded attachments are located in the single location. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 selecting an attachment of the plurality of attachments displayed in the single location;   accessing and viewing the attachment directly from the single location.   
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising
 selecting a link for an attachment of the plurality of attachments displayed by the single application in the single location;   directly accessing and viewing in the single location an email corresponding to the selected attachment by the single application.   
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 displaying information for each said attachment with the link therefor.   
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 individually downloading the plurality of attachments to messages from the plurality of different message accounts.   
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 automatically downloading the plurality of attachments to messages from the plurality of different message accounts.   
     
     
         13 . A system for organizing and accessing attachments to messages on a mobile device, comprising:
 a download unit configured to download to the mobile device a plurality of attachments to messages from a plurality of different message accounts;   a display unit configured to display on the mobile device a plurality of links for the plurality of attachments by a single application in a single location.   
     
     
         14 . The system according to  claim 13 , wherein the messages from the plurality of different message accounts comprise emails from a plurality of different email accounts. 
     
     
         15 . The system according to  claim 14 , wherein the messages from the plurality of different message accounts further comprise at least one of a short message service (SMS) message, an instant message and a social networking message. 
     
     
         16 . The system according to  claim 13 , wherein the plurality of links are organized by at least one of download dates of the downloaded attachments, names of the downloaded attachments, types of the downloaded attachments, sizes of the downloaded attachments, and modified dates of the downloaded attachments. 
     
     
         17 . The system according to  claim 13 , wherein the links are displayed in the single location in one of a list view, an icon view and a tile view. 
     
     
         18 . The system according to  claim 17 , wherein a user of the mobile device selects one of the list view and the icon view. 
     
     
         19 . The system according to  claim 13 , wherein at least one of virtual locations and physical locations of the plurality of downloaded attachments are located in the single location. 
     
     
         20 . The system according to  claim 13 , wherein the display unit is configured to open and display a selected attachment of the plurality of attachments displayed in the single location directly from the single location. 
     
     
         21 . The system according to  claim 13 , wherein the display unit is configured to open and display in the single location by the single application an email corresponding to a selected attachment of the plurality of attachments displayed by the single application in the single location. 
     
     
         22 . The system according to  claim 13 , wherein the display unit is configured to display information for each said attachment with the link therefor. 
     
     
         23 . The system according to  claim 13 , wherein the download unit is configured to individually download the plurality of attachments to messages from the plurality of different message accounts. 
     
     
         24 . The system according to  claim 13 , wherein the download unit is configured to automatically download the plurality of attachments to messages from the plurality of different message accounts. 
     
     
         25 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program which when executed by a processor of a mobile devices causes the processor to execute steps of a method for organizing and accessing attachments to messages, the method comprising:
 downloading a plurality of attachments to messages from a plurality of different message accounts;   displaying a plurality of links for the plurality of attachments by a single application in a single location.